精明的封建礼教叛逆者形象——《金瓶梅》林太太形象新论

贵族遗孀林太太长期寻求外遇、"四海纳贤"。她的偷情行为既受到内心正当性欲的驱使,又受到明代后期市民阶层反封建礼教思想观念的影响。这体现出林太太对禁锢人身心的封建礼教的反叛。为了保全一位贵族夫人的切身利益,又不失去儿子,林氏并未改嫁,因而只能以偷情的方式来满足其正常性欲,这是林太太精明的表现。林太太和西门庆的交往各取所需,并非前者拜倒在后者的脚下。

A Comment on the Character of Mrs. Lin in Jin Ping Mei

In Jin Ping Mei,the nobleman widow Mrs.Lin has an unfaithful intention for a long time.Her clandestine love affair is driven by the normal sexual desire and is affected by the thought trend of ordinary people resisting the feudal ethical code in the late Ming Dynasty.This reflects Mrs.Lin's rebellion against Confucian ethics that shackles people's body and mind.For the sake of her interest of a peeress and her son,Mrs.Lin does not remarry,but meet her sexual desire by carrying on a clandestine love affair.I...